p42 s1 bill 243 b243 e.pdf

Ontario — Bills

1ST SESSION, 42ND LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO ELIZABETH II, 2020 Bill

An Act to amend the Trespass to Property Act to establish minimum fines for specified types of trespass Mr. S. Crawford Private Member’s Bill 1st Reading December 8, 2020 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Royal Assent Bill

An Act to amend the Trespass to Property Act to establish minimum fines for specified types of trespass Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows: 1

Section of the Trespass to Property Act is amended by adding the following subsections: Minimum fines for certain offences

(3) If, in the commission of an offence under clause (1) (a), a person enters on the premises for the purpose of taking, holding, concealing or destroying mail addressed to another person with the intent to deprive the other person of the mail or to defraud any person, the person who committed the offence is liable to a fine of, (

a) not less than $500 and not more than $10,000 on a first conviction; (

b) not less than $1,000 and not more than $10,000 on a second conviction; and (

c) not less than $2,000 and not more than $10,000 on each subsequent conviction. Definition

(4) In this section, “mail” means a letter, postal card, package, bag or any other sealed

article addressed to a person and includes any

article or thing contained in the letter, postal card, package, bag or sealed

article . Commencement This Act comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor .

Short title The

short title of this Act is the Trespass to Property Amendment Act (Protecting Consumers from Package Piracy), 2020. ______________ EXPLANATORY NOTE The Bill amends the Trespass to Property Act to provide minimum fines where a person trespasses for the purpose of taking, holding, concealing or destroying mail addressed to another person with the intent to deprive the other person of the mail or to defraud any person.

Document details

Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	p42 s1 bill 243 b243 e.pdf
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p42 s1 bill 243 b243 e.pdf
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	fcea16e0e6ceeae89846e715fd8b456d6b210cc3

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